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Diagnosis Coding:

Get Smart To Report Codes For Uncertain Diagnosis For Neoplasms

Published on Fri Mar 20, 2015

Hold claims in case pathology report confirms uncertain diagnosis; differentiate ‘uncertain’ vs ‘unspecified.’ You may not always be able to narrow down your coding to a definitive code and may have to turn to “uncertain” or “unspecified” codes. Make sure you aren’t missing a more definitive diagnosis code and keep proper documentation in your defense. Check out the answers to [...]
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